Archives

May 2013

• 22: Introducing Topaz Labs Clarity Filter
• 22: Memorial Day Sale
• 20: Before And After: Jardin Du Rivau
• 19: Watermark Your Online Images
• 17: Kathleen Bergmann Images
• 8: A Return To Portraits

April 2013

• 29: My Studio Life
• 23: Guide Guide: An Essential Photoshop Extension
• 12: Artists At Work. Share To Win!
• 12: Share To Win. Artist’s Choice

March 2013

• 31: Before & After Using Nik Collection’s Viveza
• 26: When To Use Watercolor Spot Textures Or Brushes
• 16: Tips For Using The Frame Tie-Ups
• 12: Placing An Image In A Digital Frame And Adding An Inner Shadow

February 2013

• 13: Love Ya Store Sale

December 2012

• 9: 12 Days Of Christmas Sale
• 9: A Few Favorite Chalkboard Fonts
• 8: Free Chalkboard Textures
• 6: Using The Watercolor Spot Textures Part 2
• 6: Using The Watercolor Spot Textures Part 1

November 2012

• 21: French Kiss Collections Fall Sale
• 16: Using Photoshop Brushes With Textures
• 12: French Kiss Collections Annual Thanksgiving Sale
• 2: Art In Nature By Celeste Mookherjee

October 2012

• 30: Before & After Textured Ornamental Cabbage
• 19: Interview With Floral Photographer Jacky Parker
• 10: Watercolor Spot Brushes

September 2012

• 26: Tips For Using The Transform Tool To Resize A Texture
• 15: Using OnOne Perfect Effects To Add Snap To A Floral Photograph

August 2012

• 17: Texture Bundle Sale This Weekend
• 10: Blog Wonkiness

July 2012

• 21: Share To Win The New Tableaux Texture Collection

June 2012

• 30: Summer Sale
• 20: Coming Soon. The Solstice Fine Art Texture Collection
• 18: Interview With Photographer Bob Jensen
• 9: Two Methods For Changing The Color On Transparent Overlays
• 8: Using Layered Tiff Files From The Memories Vintage Frame Set
• 3: Open PNG Files With Photoshop or Elements On A Mac
• 2: Before & After: Peony Gesture
• 1: Before & After: Textured Poppy With Photoshop Oil Paint And Topaz Filters
• 1: Using The Oil Paint Filter In Adobe Photoshop CS6
• 1: Gentle Curve By Donna Eaton

May 2012

• 31: Protected: JQuery Test gallery
• 31: Protected: jquery test
• 30: Sweet Cherry Blossoms By Kimberly Chason
• 28: Migrating To A New Mac With A SSD Disk
• 25: Before & After: Textured Magnolia
• 15: Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut: Copy Visible and Paste In A New Layer

April 2012

• 27: New Affiliate Program For French Kiss Collections
• 18: April Showers Bring May Flowers
• 9: Free Action and Overlay: Add Color To Transparent PNG Overlays
• 5: I’ll Be Updating The Blog Soon
• 3: Before & After: Vintage Still Life With Filters and Texture

March 2012

• 23: Grunge Overlay Freebies
• 20: Using The Glorious Grunge Texture Overlays
• 15: From My Desktop. The Many Layers Of A Texture!
• 15: Artist At Work: Audio Books For Texture Production
• 13: Glorious Grunge Texture Collection Will Be Available March 19th
• 12: Share Your Art To Win The Glorious Grunge Texture Collection
• 9: Lady In Red by Jim Carnevale
• 9: How To Use Texture Without The Color
• 8: Digital Printing Resources

February 2012

• 24: Sneak Peek: Glorious Grunge Texture Collection
• 20: Les Botaniques. Tree Sprig Photoshop Brush Stamps
• 14: Happy Valentine’s Day!
• 13: Attention to Highlights Will Make Your Textured Photograph Shine
• 11: Valentine Sale: 25% Off Everything

January 2012

• 24: Before & After: Textured Quince Photo
• 21: Post-Processing Rocks! Using Lightroom, Photoshop & A Topaz Labs Filter
• 20: This Bed is Just Right by Rebecca Danzenbaker
• 13: Free Mini Vintage French Photoshop Brush Stamp Sampler
• 12: Before & After: Textured Lilac Photograph
• 11: Installing and Using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Brushes
• 11: Free Photoshop Grunge Brushes
• 7: Adding Color to B&W Transparent Overlays
• 6: January Share To Win
• 5: Using The Free Bohemian Photo Template

December 2011

• 25: Happy Holidays!
• 22: Gift Certificates Make Great Stocking Stuffers
• 16: Interview With Photographer, Pamela Schmieder
• 9: Free 5×7 Holiday Card Template

November 2011

• 16: Important Changes In my Storefront
• 7: Creative Edge: Digital Books & Videos For Online Learning
• 4: Sale November 24–28

October 2011

• 30: A Painterly Touch: Interview with Photographer, Teresa Pople

August 2011

• 20: Your Feedback On The Challenge
• 8: Before & After Rose Image With Filters and a Texture
• 5: Before & After Using Photoshop Clipping Masks and Textures
• 5: Interview with Photographer Mandy Disher
• 4: Purple Prose Texture Challenge With Prizes

July 2011

• 29: Before & After: Textured Muscari Photograph
• 21: A Classic Horse Portrait Using Textures
• 13: How RGB Color Spaces Can Affect Textures
• 7: Magnolia Blossom By Bob Jensen
• 5: The Texture Giveaway Winners!

June 2011

• 26: How to Resize Your Texture To Fit Your Image, Plus A Free Photoshop Action.
• 23: 25% Off Sale On All Textures July 3–4
• 21: Summertime Bloom By Donna Eaton
• 20: The Great Big Texture Giveaway!
• 20: Change Your Texture Without Changing The Image Below It.
• 9: Before & After: One Flower, 4 Textured Looks
• 6: Images Using The Vintage French Script Photoshop Brushes
• 1: Colorizing A Black And White Texture With Photoshop Color and Gradient Overlay Layer Styles

May 2011

• 31: Before & After Image With A Summer Color Wash Texture
• 27: Using Clipping Masks in Photoshop to Modify Textures
• 27: Using Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
• 27: So, What Is High Resolution?
• 12: Before & After: Pointing Weimaraner With Grunge Texture
• 6: Forget-Me-Not by Jolanta

April 2011

• 21: Ten Great Tutorials For Using And Making Photoshop Brushes
• 15: Using Solid Color Adjustment Layers To Change Overlay Colors
• 14: Bleeding Hearts Still Life By Mandy Disher
• 12: What I’m Up To—And What’s Coming
• 5: Dancing With Fairies By Jules Photography
• 4: Show-Off, By Rebecca Cozart

March 2011

• 31: Using Photoshop’s Lighter Color Blend Mode With Textures
• 29: Before & After: Painterly Camellia
• 29: Combining Textures And Filters In Photoshop For A Painterly Look
• 24: Stargazers by Anna
• 23: Before and After Textures: Edge of Gold Dahlia
• 9: Review of Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature
• 9: French Kiss Textures

December 2010

• 4: Vignette Your Textures With This Free Overlay

November 2010

• 12: Learn From The Masters—Create A Database Of Traditional Art
• 5: The Still Lifes Of Photographer Antonio Diaz
• 2: Creating A Photographic Illustration From A Snapshot

October 2010

• 29: The Painted Photographs of R Christopher Vest
• 28: Using Textures On A Black Background
• 21: Before & After: Textures Using Various Layer Masks
• 14: Interview With Photographer Jessica Jenney
• 12: Quick Tip. Toggling The Layer Mask On and Off.
• 5: Making Textures. Ready, Set, Go!
• 2: Quick Tip: Partially Lock Down Your Texture Layers

September 2010

• 27: The Pros and the Cons of Free Textures
• 17: Refined Grunge: Photographs of Textures Usually Benefit From Editing
• 13: Copy A Layer Mask To Another Layer
• 11: A Better Way To Resize And Place Your Texture
• 10: Quick Start Texture Tutorial
• 8: Duking It Out In The Post-Processing Debate
• 3: Quick Tip: Photoshop Layer Panel Thumbnails

Actions

• April 9, 2012: Free Action and Overlay: Add Color To Transparent PNG Overlays
• June 26, 2011: How to Resize Your Texture To Fit Your Image, Plus A Free Photoshop Action.

Articles

• May 22, 2013: Memorial Day Sale
• May 19, 2013: Watermark Your Online Images
• May 8, 2013: A Return To Portraits
• February 13, 2013: Love Ya Store Sale
• December 9, 2012: 12 Days Of Christmas Sale
• November 21, 2012: French Kiss Collections Fall Sale
• November 12, 2012: French Kiss Collections Annual Thanksgiving Sale
• August 17, 2012: Texture Bundle Sale This Weekend
• August 10, 2012: Blog Wonkiness
• June 30, 2012: Summer Sale
• June 20, 2012: Coming Soon. The Solstice Fine Art Texture Collection
• May 31, 2012: Protected: jquery test
• May 28, 2012: Migrating To A New Mac With A SSD Disk
• April 27, 2012: New Affiliate Program For French Kiss Collections
• April 18, 2012: April Showers Bring May Flowers
• April 5, 2012: I’ll Be Updating The Blog Soon
• March 15, 2012: Artist At Work: Audio Books For Texture Production
• March 13, 2012: Glorious Grunge Texture Collection Will Be Available March 19th
• February 24, 2012: Sneak Peek: Glorious Grunge Texture Collection
• February 14, 2012: Happy Valentine’s Day!
• February 11, 2012: Valentine Sale: 25% Off Everything
• December 25, 2011: Happy Holidays!
• December 22, 2011: Gift Certificates Make Great Stocking Stuffers
• November 16, 2011: Important Changes In my Storefront
• November 4, 2011: Sale November 24–28
• August 20, 2011: Your Feedback On The Challenge
• July 5, 2011: The Texture Giveaway Winners!
• June 23, 2011: 25% Off Sale On All Textures July 3–4
• June 20, 2011: The Great Big Texture Giveaway!
• April 12, 2011: What I’m Up To—And What’s Coming
• March 9, 2011: French Kiss Textures
• September 27, 2010: The Pros and the Cons of Free Textures
• September 8, 2010: Duking It Out In The Post-Processing Debate

Before & After

• May 20, 2013: Before And After: Jardin Du Rivau
• March 31, 2013: Before & After Using Nik Collection’s Viveza
• November 16, 2012: Using Photoshop Brushes With Textures
• October 30, 2012: Before & After Textured Ornamental Cabbage
• June 2, 2012: Before & After: Peony Gesture
• June 1, 2012: Before & After: Textured Poppy With Photoshop Oil Paint And Topaz Filters
• May 25, 2012: Before & After: Textured Magnolia
• April 3, 2012: Before & After: Vintage Still Life With Filters and Texture
• January 24, 2012: Before & After: Textured Quince Photo
• January 21, 2012: Post-Processing Rocks! Using Lightroom, Photoshop & A Topaz Labs Filter
• January 12, 2012: Before & After: Textured Lilac Photograph
• August 8, 2011: Before & After Rose Image With Filters and a Texture
• July 29, 2011: Before & After: Textured Muscari Photograph
• July 21, 2011: A Classic Horse Portrait Using Textures
• June 9, 2011: Before & After: One Flower, 4 Textured Looks
• May 31, 2011: Before & After Image With A Summer Color Wash Texture
• May 12, 2011: Before & After: Pointing Weimaraner With Grunge Texture
• March 29, 2011: Before & After: Painterly Camellia
• March 23, 2011: Before and After Textures: Edge of Gold Dahlia
• October 28, 2010: Using Textures On A Black Background
• October 21, 2010: Before & After: Textures Using Various Layer Masks

Books

• November 7, 2011: Creative Edge: Digital Books & Videos For Online Learning
• March 9, 2011: Review of Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature

Brushes

• October 10, 2012: Watercolor Spot Brushes
• February 20, 2012: Les Botaniques. Tree Sprig Photoshop Brush Stamps
• January 13, 2012: Free Mini Vintage French Photoshop Brush Stamp Sampler
• January 11, 2012: Installing and Using Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Brushes
• January 11, 2012: Free Photoshop Grunge Brushes
• June 6, 2011: Images Using The Vintage French Script Photoshop Brushes
• April 21, 2011: Ten Great Tutorials For Using And Making Photoshop Brushes

Challenges

• August 4, 2011: Purple Prose Texture Challenge With Prizes

Featured Art

• May 17, 2013: Kathleen Bergmann Images
• April 29, 2013: My Studio Life
• April 12, 2013: Artists At Work. Share To Win!
• November 2, 2012: Art In Nature By Celeste Mookherjee
• October 19, 2012: Interview With Floral Photographer Jacky Parker
• July 21, 2012: Share To Win The New Tableaux Texture Collection
• June 18, 2012: Interview With Photographer Bob Jensen
• June 1, 2012: Gentle Curve By Donna Eaton
• May 31, 2012: Protected: JQuery Test gallery
• May 30, 2012: Sweet Cherry Blossoms By Kimberly Chason
• March 12, 2012: Share Your Art To Win The Glorious Grunge Texture Collection
• March 9, 2012: Lady In Red by Jim Carnevale
• January 20, 2012: This Bed is Just Right by Rebecca Danzenbaker
• January 6, 2012: January Share To Win
• December 16, 2011: Interview With Photographer, Pamela Schmieder
• October 30, 2011: A Painterly Touch: Interview with Photographer, Teresa Pople
• August 5, 2011: Interview with Photographer Mandy Disher
• July 7, 2011: Magnolia Blossom By Bob Jensen
• June 21, 2011: Summertime Bloom By Donna Eaton
• May 6, 2011: Forget-Me-Not by Jolanta
• April 14, 2011: Bleeding Hearts Still Life By Mandy Disher
• April 5, 2011: Dancing With Fairies By Jules Photography
• April 4, 2011: Show-Off, By Rebecca Cozart
• March 24, 2011: Stargazers by Anna
• November 12, 2010: Learn From The Masters—Create A Database Of Traditional Art
• November 5, 2010: The Still Lifes Of Photographer Antonio Diaz
• October 29, 2010: The Painted Photographs of R Christopher Vest
• October 14, 2010: Interview With Photographer Jessica Jenney

Freebies

• December 8, 2012: Free Chalkboard Textures
• March 23, 2012: Grunge Overlay Freebies
• January 5, 2012: Using The Free Bohemian Photo Template
• December 9, 2011: Free 5×7 Holiday Card Template
• December 4, 2010: Vignette Your Textures With This Free Overlay

Making Textures

• March 15, 2012: From My Desktop. The Many Layers Of A Texture!
• October 5, 2010: Making Textures. Ready, Set, Go!
• September 17, 2010: Refined Grunge: Photographs of Textures Usually Benefit From Editing

Photoshop

• September 15, 2012: Using OnOne Perfect Effects To Add Snap To A Floral Photograph
• June 3, 2012: Open PNG Files With Photoshop or Elements On A Mac
• June 1, 2012: Using The Oil Paint Filter In Adobe Photoshop CS6
• May 15, 2012: Photoshop Keyboard Shortcut: Copy Visible and Paste In A New Layer
• May 27, 2011: Using Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
• November 2, 2010: Creating A Photographic Illustration From A Snapshot
• September 3, 2010: Quick Tip: Photoshop Layer Panel Thumbnails

Photoshop Tools

• May 22, 2013: Introducing Topaz Labs Clarity Filter
• April 23, 2013: Guide Guide: An Essential Photoshop Extension

Resources

• December 9, 2012: A Few Favorite Chalkboard Fonts
• March 8, 2012: Digital Printing Resources

Tutorials

• March 26, 2013: When To Use Watercolor Spot Textures Or Brushes
• March 16, 2013: Tips For Using The Frame Tie-Ups
• March 12, 2013: Placing An Image In A Digital Frame And Adding An Inner Shadow
• December 6, 2012: Using The Watercolor Spot Textures Part 2
• December 6, 2012: Using The Watercolor Spot Textures Part 1
• September 26, 2012: Tips For Using The Transform Tool To Resize A Texture
• June 9, 2012: Two Methods For Changing The Color On Transparent Overlays
• June 8, 2012: Using Layered Tiff Files From The Memories Vintage Frame Set
• March 20, 2012: Using The Glorious Grunge Texture Overlays
• March 9, 2012: How To Use Texture Without The Color
• February 13, 2012: Attention to Highlights Will Make Your Textured Photograph Shine
• January 7, 2012: Adding Color to B&W Transparent Overlays
• August 5, 2011: Before & After Using Photoshop Clipping Masks and Textures
• July 13, 2011: How RGB Color Spaces Can Affect Textures
• June 20, 2011: Change Your Texture Without Changing The Image Below It.
• June 1, 2011: Colorizing A Black And White Texture With Photoshop Color and Gradient Overlay Layer Styles
• May 27, 2011: Using Clipping Masks in Photoshop to Modify Textures
• May 27, 2011: So, What Is High Resolution?
• April 15, 2011: Using Solid Color Adjustment Layers To Change Overlay Colors
• March 31, 2011: Using Photoshop’s Lighter Color Blend Mode With Textures
• March 29, 2011: Combining Textures And Filters In Photoshop For A Painterly Look
• October 12, 2010: Quick Tip. Toggling The Layer Mask On and Off.
• October 2, 2010: Quick Tip: Partially Lock Down Your Texture Layers
• September 13, 2010: Copy A Layer Mask To Another Layer
• September 11, 2010: A Better Way To Resize And Place Your Texture
• September 10, 2010: Quick Start Texture Tutorial

Uncategorized

• April 12, 2013: Share To Win. Artist’s Choice